The four-player co-op affair, previously known as Overstrike, is due on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in March.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/12/19/fuse-trailer-teaches-you-how-to-count/feed/4Delayed Fuse trailer now releasedhttp://www.vg247.com/2012/09/14/delayed-fuse-trailer-now-released/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/14/delayed-fuse-trailer-now-released/#commentsFri, 14 Sep 2012 06:58:40 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=297173The trailer for Insomniac’s shooter Fuse is now out after being excluded from the initial reveal due to legal issues.

The trailer was planned and finished for the reveal but at the last minute legal issues arose which prevented the trailer from being included.

Formerly called Overstrike, players form up to 4 player co-ops in pursuit of Raven, a rogue organisation out to steal control of an alien energy source currently held in a classified military facility. Weapons in the game use this alien energy source, called Fuse.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/14/delayed-fuse-trailer-now-released/feed/10Fuse no longer a stealth-based co-op shooter, other changes detailed by Insomniachttp://www.vg247.com/2012/09/12/fuse-no-longer-a-stealth-based-co-op-shooter-other-changes-detailed-by-insomniac/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/12/fuse-no-longer-a-stealth-based-co-op-shooter-other-changes-detailed-by-insomniac/#commentsWed, 12 Sep 2012 14:33:41 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=296428Fuse is no longer a co-op game centered on stealth situations, according to Insomniac’s Ted Price, and this is just one of the changes made to the game originally known as Overstrike.

Speaking with Joystiq, Price said as development on the game progressed, the interaction and gameplay between the four characters and the weapons in the game were found lacking. The basic premise of the game also changed.

“At the time, when we showed Overstrike in 2011 we weren’t where we needed to be with the weapons,” said Price. “We had some cool concepts on paper and in the video, but ultimately, when we started playing the game, the weapons lacked heft, they lacked impact, and they lacked that fun factor that we believe is at the core of every one of our games.

“I really like playing games with high-impact weapons. Where you feel like you’ve done a lot of damage, and you’ve ruined that enemy’s day, and we weren’t doing that with the weapons we had before. Even though in the video they looked cool, they weren’t turning people on here and they weren’t turning people on that we had come in and play the game.”

Price said the changes to weapons and the characters also made the team “happier with where the characters have gone,” in relation to their backstories and added humor.

“The humor is less campy than we had originally,” said Price. “Now we have humor that’s more sophisticated, it’s drier.”

Price also said the original stealth elements in the game just didn’t work well with four people as it was hard to get them to coordinate. Instead of players focusing on themselves, they will be able to focus on the power of the weapons which they will fuse together with other players to deliver “hard-hitting combat.”

Still, there will be moments in the game where stealth is present, such as the need to sneak up on a group of enemies and perform “silent attacks to thin their ranks before the firefight,” says Joystiq.

Fuse will release next year on PS3 and Xbox 360,and Price doesn’t rule out the possibility of sequels landing on next-gen systems.

“We started this game several years ago, and at the time, people were even less clear about when the next generation was going to arrive,” he said. “Our focus was to create an IP that would stand out among all of the sequels that we knew would be coming at the end of this console cycle, and we didn’t know when the end of this console cycle would be.

“This franchise, like every franchise that we build, we intend it to be a long-lasting franchise. So if everything goes well, you’ll definitely see versions of this game on the next console.”

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/12/fuse-no-longer-a-stealth-based-co-op-shooter-other-changes-detailed-by-insomniac/feed/9Fuse previews go live, get your fix all in one placehttp://www.vg247.com/2012/09/12/fuse-previews-go-live-get-your-fix-all-in-one-place/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/12/fuse-previews-go-live-get-your-fix-all-in-one-place/#commentsWed, 12 Sep 2012 13:24:11 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=296382Fuse, the shooter from Insomniac and previously known as Overstrike, has had its embargo veil lifted and various sites have gone live with information.

In the game, Fuse is an alien energy source located deep within a classified government facility. It is about to fall into nefarious hands, so the CIA has called in Overstrike 9 to thwart the theft by a rogue paramilitary organization called Raven.

Overstrike 9’s pursuit of Raven will take them around the world, “from the fortified desert facility to underwater bases, island strongholds, icy mountain peaks, palatial hideouts and beyond.”

Later, as the team closes in on Raven, another “more sinister enemy reveals itself” as a truly horrendous global threat.

Players will participate as a character in the elite team along with up to three others in co-op, using Fuse-powered weapons to take back the stolen tech. Weapons and characters can be upgraded based on class.

Players will be able to “Leap” between other agents in battle in order to combine abilities and weapons for more powerful attacks. Fuse-powered weapons can also be used to trigger what’s called “Fusion” for even grater damage.

Here’s a few links to some of the previews which have gone live as of press time, as well as a post from Insomniac on the PS Blog:

The trailer has been delayed over legal issues, as noted earlier today, but there are screenshots available below.

Overstrike is slated for release on PS3 and Xbox 360 in March 2013.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/12/fuse-previews-go-live-get-your-fix-all-in-one-place/feed/6Fuse reveal trailer delayed, other info to release as plannedhttp://www.vg247.com/2012/09/12/fuse-reveal-delayed/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/12/fuse-reveal-delayed/#commentsWed, 12 Sep 2012 06:45:25 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=296180Fuse, the new Insomniac game previously known as Overstrike, has had its public reveal delayed by legal issues.

Writing on the game’s website, Insomniac boss Ted price apologised for not meeting the promise of a countdown teaser.

“We had an awesome trailer planned and finished, Unfortunately a last-minute legal rights issue has prevented us from releasing the trailer as planned,” he said.

“EA is trying to obtain the necessary approvals and we hope to bring the trailer to you soon. After discussing internally, we wanted to stop the countdown and explain what happened.”

Price said Insomniac’s other reveals will proceed as planned; at 6:00AM PDT on September 12 the website will be updated and press previews will be published.

The first gameplay footage will be aired on GameTrailers TV on September 12.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/12/fuse-reveal-delayed/feed/0Fuse shows off first footage since shedding Overstrike titlehttp://www.vg247.com/2012/09/06/fuse-shows-off-first-footage-since-shedding-overstrike-title/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/06/fuse-shows-off-first-footage-since-shedding-overstrike-title/#commentsWed, 05 Sep 2012 23:12:44 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=294136Fuse is the new name for the Insomniac co-op action title previously known as Overstrike. The video through the break is the first chance we’ve had to look at it since its metamorphosis, and while you’ll spot some familiar elements, it’s clear a lot ahs changed.

This video, found on the newly-opened teaser site, is actually the first mission briefing, so probably quite representative of final tone.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/06/fuse-shows-off-first-footage-since-shedding-overstrike-title/feed/11Fuse – Insomniac’s Overstrike has been reworked, renamedhttp://www.vg247.com/2012/08/31/fuse-insomniac-games-announced-new-ip-at-pax/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/08/31/fuse-insomniac-games-announced-new-ip-at-pax/#commentsFri, 31 Aug 2012 18:34:54 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=292745Insomniac Games has renamed and reworked Overstrike, its new shooter in the works, which will from here on out be referred to as Fuse.

The firm’s founder Ted Price announced during his PAX Prime keynote today a new IP called Fuse, which Polygon noted looked “similar to Insomniac’s already announced shooter Overstrike.”

Game Informer went live with a post confirming that Fuse and Overstrike are indeed one and the same, and that the game has been reworked since last shown to the masses.

Fuse has a website available, but for the time being it only shows a countdown clock which looks to expire next month around September 11.

Insomniac Games announced Overstrike during E3 2011 and little has been heard about the game since, until today.

Back in June, EA said it skipped showing Overstrike at E3 2012 in order to give it more polish before showing it to the press. According to EA Labels president Frank Gibeau the game would “stand out better later in the summer once we’ve hit some key milestones and we’re able to show off more.”

Fuse is a first-person, four-player co-op shooter and is without a release date at present.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/08/31/fuse-insomniac-games-announced-new-ip-at-pax/feed/13Overstrike skipped E3 2012 to be shown this summer instead, says EAhttp://www.vg247.com/2012/06/14/overstrike-skipped-e3-2012-to-be-shown-this-summer-instead-says-ea/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/06/14/overstrike-skipped-e3-2012-to-be-shown-this-summer-instead-says-ea/#commentsThu, 14 Jun 2012 19:30:27 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=269868Insomniac has plans to show Overstrike off later this year, according to EA Labels president Frank Gibeau, who said the game missed E3 this year in order to get a bit more polish before showing it to the press. Speaking with CVG, Gibeau said: “It felt like we would stand out better later in the summer once we’ve hit some key milestones and we’re able to show off more,” he said. gamescom then? Sound like it might be the venue, although EA has yet to announce it’s plans for the European games conference. Overstrike was first announced during E3 2011 as a first-person, four-player co-op shooter in development through EA Partners. A release window has yet to be announced.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/06/14/overstrike-skipped-e3-2012-to-be-shown-this-summer-instead-says-ea/feed/4Rumour – EA Partners site suggests new Populous, Insomniac and Respawn games in FY2013http://www.vg247.com/2012/02/03/ea-partners-site-suggests-new-populous-insomniac-and-respawn-games-in-fy2013/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/02/03/ea-partners-site-suggests-new-populous-insomniac-and-respawn-games-in-fy2013/#commentsFri, 03 Feb 2012 03:09:56 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=231115Internet sleuthing has uncovered what seems to be two unannounced games due in the next 12 months, plus a third, much-anticipated project.

A NeoGaf user claims to have stumbled across a wiki page labelled “EAP Marketing FY13 Home Page” – the site has since been protected with a login.

The user claims to have found a list of the following titles on the site: The Secret World; Overstrike; Populous; Outernauts; Respawn.

Both Funcom’s The Secret World and Insomniac’s Overstrike are to be published by EA Partners (commonly abbreviated to EAP) during FY2013 – April 2012 to March 2013 – but the others are a little more mysterious.

Populous is a classic Pete Molyneux-created property owned by EA; no news of a revival of the god sim has surfaced, but fellow Bullfrog production Syndicate has been rebooted as a co-op shooter due for release in february.

A domain registration for Outernauts by Insomniac Games suggests a second collaboration with EA Partners from the Ratchet & Clank developer.

Respawn is likely to refer to the new game from Respawn Entertainment, a new studio founded by former Infinity War heads Jason West and Vince Zampella after their dramatic break with Activision.

The authenticity of the site and its contents has not been established.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/02/03/ea-partners-site-suggests-new-populous-insomniac-and-respawn-games-in-fy2013/feed/8Insomniac’s Allgiar describes Overstrike as an imaginative new IPhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/08/23/insomniacs-allgiar-describes-overstrike-as-an-imaginative-new-ip/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/08/23/insomniacs-allgiar-describes-overstrike-as-an-imaginative-new-ip/#commentsTue, 23 Aug 2011 15:17:26 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=197841Insomniac creative director Brian Allgiar has said Overstirke may not be a well-established franchise, but he expects the new IP to benefit for that very reason.

Speaking in a video interview with CVG, Allgiar said the firm expects Overstirke to be a bit of fresh air in a industry full of sequels.

“It’s a brand new IP. It’s going to be coming out at a time when we think a lot of sequels are going to be coming out so it’s a very fresh, new experience for players,” said Allgiar. “We’re focusing on co-op, which is a big trend right now, people love to play games together, and we’re specifically focusing on an a-symmetrical co-op experience.”

Allgiar said for Insomniac fans not to worry, though, because the game will still contain elements with the signature Insomniac stamp.

“Since we haven’t talked about a release date, I don’t know if it’s too late or not [to bring Overstrike to Wii U as well],” Insomniac leader Ted Price told IndustryGamers.

“You never know. For now, what we’re talking about though is that Overstrike is going to be out on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.”

Nevertheless, the industry veteran was intrigued by the new hardware.

“I wasn’t expecting a handheld controller of that size, and I wasn’t expecting a touch screen, so I think all of us saw a lot of opportunity in terms of how we could use that second screen with an HD screen at the same time,” he said.

“All of our designers and anybody on our team, I think their first thought is, ‘How could we use this to enhance our games in some way?’

“Since every game is designed differently, there’s always a different opportunity. I don’t think, one size fits all when youre talking about a controller like that. It’s got to fit the game that you’re making.

“We continue to be surprised by how people are using Move and Kinect and it’s a nice part of one’s toolbox.”

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/07/21/wii-u-overstrike-release-possible/feed/0Insomniac: Overstrike is a four-player co-op game with “cool weapons and gadgets”http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/08/insomniac-overstrike-is-a-four-player-co-op-game-with-cool-weapons-and-gadgets/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/08/insomniac-overstrike-is-a-four-player-co-op-game-with-cool-weapons-and-gadgets/#commentsWed, 08 Jun 2011 18:10:23 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=178512Insomniac’s Ted Price has described Overstrike as first-person, four-player co-op game where you will be using “cool weapons and gadgets.”

“We at Insomniac have always loved injecting humor into our games,” said Price. “Resistance is not a humorous game at all. However, our other franchises have been enthused with humor. This takes the humor in a more sophisticated direction. It’s not in-your-face humor. It’s a more subtle humor. Our intention is to reach out to an audience that’s a little bit older than what some of our fans are used to.

“Resistance is clearly a very mature title. This one may have a very broad appeal in that it introduces heavy action components and some pretty hard-hitting weapons and gadgets. But at the same time it doesn’t take itself too seriously.”

Price goes on to explain how the name of the EA Partners title, Overstike, is a “triple entendre,” as the organization in the game is called Overstrike., while the team itself is called Overstrike 9.

“This is a team of misfits,” he said. “They’re definitely non-conformists. The challenge they have, and challenge the agency has, is they don’t take the traditional approach to running missions. They leave a lot of collateral damage in their wake. Thus, Overstrike 9 is only called in when there are no other choices. The Overstrike agency has to live with the consequences.

“We’ve got a reformed mercenary. We’ve got a thief, who is interested in causing havoc. We’ve got a young, brilliant scientist who has some issues of her own. And of course we’ve got an ex-detective. Dalton in the trailer says he’s like a Buddhist monk, but the opposite is actually true. He’s got a real temper issue.

“Throughout the game, these personalities become bigger than life and they help create a more unique play experience for each of the people who pick up the controller and choose to play as one of those characters.”

Price wouldn’t talk about the gadgets in the game, nor what the main threat Overstrike 9 will be battling in the game either.

More on the game will be revealed at a later date, but Price wouldn’t go into when that would be and he wouldn’t say whether the game was on the slate for 2012 or not.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/08/insomniac-overstrike-is-a-four-player-co-op-game-with-cool-weapons-and-gadgets/feed/5Insomniac “definitely dedicated” to PS3 fanbase despite multi-plat Overstrikehttp://www.vg247.com/2011/06/08/insomniac-definitely-dedicated-to-ps3-fanbase-despite-multi-plat-overstrike/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/08/insomniac-definitely-dedicated-to-ps3-fanbase-despite-multi-plat-overstrike/#commentsWed, 08 Jun 2011 08:49:12 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=178257Insomniac CEO Ted Price has said that the company will still remain faithful to its PS3 audience despite making the jump to multi-platform development with Overstrike.

“We recognise we have a very loyal fanbase among Sony players, and we love them,” Price told Eurogamer in LA.

“We’re definitely dedicated to them. However, we’ve always wanted to reach out to an even broader audience. The Xbox 360 audience has been a viable, vibrant audience for a long time. This was just a chance to do that.”

Price said that despite its new found multi-plat status, it’ll still work with Sony as a partner for Resistance and Ratchet & Clank.

“We’ve loved having Sony as a partner for many years, and we’re continuing to work with Sony. However, Sony owns the IP. That’s great. We’ve wanted to be able to control our destiny a little bit more in a more solid way. Owning one’s IP gives you even more latitude when it comes to how your IP is taken beyond games.”

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/08/insomniac-definitely-dedicated-to-ps3-fanbase-despite-multi-plat-overstrike/feed/2Quick shots – Insomniac’s Overstrike gets first shotshttp://www.vg247.com/2011/06/07/quick-shots-insomniacs-overstrike-gets-first-shots/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/07/quick-shots-insomniacs-overstrike-gets-first-shots/#commentsTue, 07 Jun 2011 09:38:02 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=177448EA’s released the first shots and boxart for Overstrike, the brand-new multiplatform IP from Insomniac Games and EA Partners that was announced during the publisher’s E3 press conference last night. The shots seem to be caps from the trailer, but beggars can’t be choosers. Go nuts after the break.

Overstrike has no date, but will release on PS3 and 360.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/07/quick-shots-insomniacs-overstrike-gets-first-shots/feed/1Insomniac’s Overstrike announced by EA Partners – first trailer insidehttp://www.vg247.com/2011/06/06/insomniacs-overstrike-announced-by-ea-partners/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/06/insomniacs-overstrike-announced-by-ea-partners/#commentsMon, 06 Jun 2011 19:36:29 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=176737EA has just announced Overstrike, a brand new four-player co-op based “Spy-Fi” IP from Insomniac Games

No screens yet from EA. The game sees you play as part of a team known as

EA and Insomniac Games Reveal New Four-Player Co-Op Action Game Overstrike 9, which is comprised of an ex-mercenary, a thief, a scientist and a detective.

Overstrike 9 are considered “outcasts” but are thought to be the best available when a terrorist group tries to destroy humankind.

“Overstrike presents a unique blend of features that have long been a part of the Insomniac DNA: high powered gadgets, action-heavy gameplay, memorable characters in a deep and mysterious universe and of course a touch of humor,” said Insomniac CEO, Ted Price.

“And since this is our first multiplatform game, we’re especially excited to introduce ourselves to a new audience — one which may not have experienced our previous games.”